On March 18, 2015, The City Council adopted the Saint Paul Bicycle Plan (SPBP) as an addendum to the Comprehensive Plan. The SPBP will guide the development of a safe, effective, and well-connected network of bicycle facilities to encourage and facilitate bicycle transportation. The primary objective of the SPBP is to designate corridors throughout the city for future development of bikeways.

The vision established in the SPBP will more than double the mileage of bicycle facilities throughout Saint Paul over the next several decades. In the City’s 2015 budget, Mayor Chris Coleman dedicated more than $27 million of the 8-80 Vitality Fund to road reconstruction, including the creation of bike pathways – the largest investment in bike infrastructure in Saint Paul’s history. Learn more in this press release.

The SPBP requires final approval from the Metropolitan Council before it will be considered an addendum to the City's Comprehensive Plan.

Finalizal adoption of the Saint Paul Bicycle Plan requires approval from the Transportation Committee, the Planning Commission, and City Council. As the SPBP is proposed as an amendment to the City's Comprehensive Plan, approval from the Metropolitan Council is required after City Council adoption.

9 February 2015Staff presented the February 2015 draft of the SPBP to the Transportation Committee and recommended approval. The meeting was held at 4:00 PM in the 13th floor conference room of the City Hall Annex. The Committee voted to recommend approval of the SPBP, and recommended five amendments to the plan.

27 February 2015The Planning Commission considered the February 2015 draft of the SPBP as well as the five recommended amendments to the plan from the Transportation Committee. The meeting was held at 8:30 AM in room 40A at City Hall. The Commission voted to recommend that the City Council adopt the SPBP, including the reccommendations from city staff regarding the Transportation Committee amendments as outlined in a Staff Memorandum.

18 March 2015
Staff presented the recommendations from the Planning Commission to the City Council. A public hearing was held at 5:30 PM in the 3rd Floor Council Chambers of City Hall at 15 West Kellogg Boulevard. The Plan was approved by the City Council.

Project Updates and Documents

September 2011
Three open houses were held in September 2011 to gather input from the community. The results are presented above as Appendix A to the Draft Plan.

A web-based survey was initiated to gather input from the public about how they use the bicycle network. The results are presented above as Appendix B to the Draft Plan.

Based on this feedback and the guidance contained within the City’s adopted Comprehensive Plan, a set of mapping criteria was developed and used to create a draft network of proposed bikeways. This criteria is presented above as Appendix C to the Draft Plan.

10 January 2014
Three questions were posted to Open Saint Paul in April 2013 to solicit feedback. The questions were open for comment through November 2013. The comments received are presented above as Appendix D to the Draft Plan. The questions asked for feedback regarding the following topics:

Bicycling Vision & Objectives

Bicycle Facilities & Bikeway Designs

Safety Concerns

21 January 2014
A draft of the plan is released. See above for links to the documents. Four Open House events have been scheduled - download a flyer here.

20 May 2014
A draft memorandum summarizing the written comments received on the draft plan has been posted. The document also includes the full text of the statements received. See link above.

6 October 2014An updated draft of the plan has been released. Staff presented the October 2014 draft of the plan to the Transportation Committee of the Planning Commission. 4:00 PM @ 13th floor conference room of the City Hall Annex. The Committee voted to recommend that the Planning Commission release the plan for public comment and set a public hearing date.

17 October 2014The Planning Commission set a public hearing regarding the draft plan for 5 December 2014.

14 November 2014Staff presented an overview of the latest draft of the plan to the Planning Commission. This is a public meeting held at 8:30 AM in rooms 40A and B of the City Hall basement.

5 December 2014
The Planning Commission held a public hearing regarding the draft plan. Over 30 statements were delivered at the hearing. Nearly 100 statements in total were received at the pubic hearing, through Open Saint Paul, and through direct emails to city staff.

8 December 2014Written testimony regarding the draft plan is due by 4:30 PM.

2 February 2015
An updated draft of the plan has been released. Staff presented an overview of the new changes in this draft at the 1/12/2015 meeting of the Transportation Committee. This draft incorporates feedback received on the October 2014 draft of the plan as well as feedback received from the Transportation Committee at the 1/12/2015 meeting.

Project Presentations and Outreach Summary

The following is a summary of dates and locations where information regarding the Draft Bikeways Plan has been presented to community stakeholders and feedback has been requested.

19 May 2014
A summary of the written statements received on the draft Bikeways Plan was presented to the Transportation Committee of the Planning Commission - 4:00 PM @ City Hall Annex.

6 October 2014Staff presented the October 2014 draft of the plan to the Transportation Committee of the Planning Commission at 4:00 PM @ 13th floor conference room of the City Hall Annex. The Committee voted to recommend that the Planning Commission release the plan for public comment and set a public hearing date.

3 November 2014
Staff presented an overview of the draft plan to the Transportation Committee of the Saint Anthony Park Community Council (District 12) - 6:30 PM @ South Saint Anthony Rec Center

2 December 2014
Staff presented an overview of the draft plan to the Parking and Long Range Planning Committees of the CapitolRiver Council (District17) - 4:30 PM @ U.S. Bank Building 16th Floor (Downlaod the presentation here - 8 MB)

17 December 2014
Staff presented a summary of recommendations for a downtown bicycle network and upcoming downtown bicycle planning efforts for 2015 to the CapitolRiver Council Board - 7:30 AM @ U.S. Bank Building 16th Floor

12 January 2015Staff presented a summary of proposed changes to the Plan to the Transportation Committee. The meeting was held at 4:00 PM in the 13th floor conference room of the City Hall Annex.